Out Cold Movie

Out Cold
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Run Time: 91 min
MPAA Rating: R
Released: 1989
Directors: Malcolm Mowbray
Genre/Type: Comedy
Black Comedy
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Plot Synopsis by Clarke Fountain
Dave (John Lithgow), a meek, unassuming man who's the co-owner of a butcher shop, discovers his obnoxious business partner Ernie (Bruce McGill) dead in the meat locker. Dave thinks he might have accidentally locked Ernie in and caused his death. Much of the movie involves Dave's efforts to dispose of the corpse. He's aided in his efforts by the dead man's wife Sunny Cannald (Terry Garr), who used to be his girlfriend. Romance between the two is rekindled while Sunny tries to help Dave, meanwhile covering up a secret of her own. Complications are caused by the world's most incompetent private detective Randy Quaid), who Sunny had hired to get evidence that her husband was cheating on her. This somewhat disjointed black comedy got a "stiff" reception by most reviewers, despite the comic talents of the cast.

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Actors Character Born
John Lithgow Dave Geary Oct 19, 1945 in Rochester, NY
Teri Garr Sunny Cannald Dec 11, 1949 in Lakewood, OH
Randy Quaid Lester Atlas Oct 1, 1950 in Houston, TX
Bruce McGill Ernie Cannald Jul 11, 1950 in San Antonio, TX
Lisa Blount Phyllis
Alan Blumenfeld Lew
Morgan Paull
Barbara Rhoades Mar 23, 1947 in Poughkeepsie, NY
Frederick Coffin Jan 16, 1943
Fran Ryan Atlas' Secretary Nov 29, 1917 in Los Angeles, CA
Richard Embardo
Debra Lamb
Tom Byrd
Robert Schenkkan
Larry Miller Plumber

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